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Bookmark or Share- The Giant Sand Dune on PCH Across From Thornhill Broome Beach in Point MuguThe mysteriously large sand dune is the result of "Aeolian transport," or the wind's movement of particles, in this case, sand. Quite steep this hill is, but your effort will be rewarded with some beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. Plus, you get a nice bird's eye view of Mugu Rock.
- Bird Species of Special Concern - California Department of Fish and ...Seabirds, raptors, shorebirds, waterfowl, and perching birds all are represented on the Bird Species of Special Concern list, suggesting that conservation concern spans the length and breadth of the state, from its offshore waters to the higher mountains.
- Sandhill Crane | Audubon CaliforniaThe Merced NWR hosts the largest wintering concentration of Lesser Sandhill Cranes in the Pacific Flyway. Over 15,000 Sandhill cranes are in the Grasslands by Thanksgiving. Groundwater pumped into the Merced Refuge provides much-needed habitat for ducks, geese, cranes, shorebirds, and other wildlife each winter.
- Lesser sandhill crane (Grus canadensis canadensis) - CaliforniaThe Lesser Sandhill Crane consists of two recognized populations: the midcontinent popu-lation (MCP), not relevant to California, and the Pacific Flyway population (PFP), which breeds in southern Alaska and winters mainly in California’s Central Valley.
- Where to find the Western Hemisphere’s largest sand dunesStabilized by a fragile hide of prairie grass and encompassing roughly 20,000 square miles, the Sandhills is the largest sand dune formation in the Western Hemisphere.
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